Catasetum Bound For Glory

[Merlyn]

Thanks, Steve & Cody ! Now if only I could get it to put out a female flower or 2, I would like to do some crosses with it !!!

[FairyInTheFlowers]

Originally Posted by Merlyn

Thanks, Steve & Cody ! Now if only I could get it to put out a female flower or 2, I would like to do some crosses with it !!!

Yeah, that's the catch with breeding with Catasetums, you usually get one gender at a time. Male flowers are supposedly more common than female flowers, and from what I have heard, more extreme conditions are needed to cause female flowers. I wish there was a surefire way to get a gender you want.

[isurus79]

Originally Posted by TheBlazingAugust

I wish there was a surefire way to get a gender you want.

Actually, a lot of really big, mature plants will only throw female flowers. I have that problem with a Cat tenebrosum, so I'm gonna chop the bejezzez out of it this summer!